Coronavirus vaccine India

The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 183.49 crore on Monday, the Union health ministry said. More than 22 lakh vaccine doses had been administered till 7 pm on Monday, it said. Over 1.35 crore…

UK-based Guardian said the country’s health and frontline had alleged that the numbers were being manipulated due to pressure to meet government targets. The Centre has dismissed reports alleging Covid-19 ‘vaccination fraud’ in the country…

The health expert, however, tempered his statement and said what was looked at were known cases that depended on testing, which was not uniform across the country. The pandemic is entering a stage where daily activities could resume with…

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated in the first phase. The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 162.77 crore on Monday, the…

The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night. The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country have reached 158.74 crore so far, the Union Health…

With the latest update, the cumulative number of doses administered in the country reached 1,57,91,63,478, the health ministry data showed. India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 157.91 crore doses with over 68 lakh shots…

Besides vaccines, experts are only unanimous about the efficacy of masks, sanitisation and safe distancing in preventing the spread of COVID-19. With India’s inoculation drive against COVID-19 completing one year, vaccines remain the most…

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya termed it an “historic achievement” made possible because of the relentless hard work of healthcare workers. India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the…

Earlier and currently circulating strains spread through the same routes, Bhargava said, adding treatment guidelines for the infection remain the same. All COVID-19 vaccines are primarily disease-modifying and don’t prevent infection while…

Bhargava said the precautionary dose is primarily to mitigate the following three things – one, severity of infections two – hospitalisation and death. The durability of immunity post COVID-19 vaccination persists for nine months or more…